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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1985
Page
3
Iowa lawmakers have approved a bill to set up a procedure for allocating water in case of shortage, sending the measure to the governor. The report notes other Iowa items on pages 4A and 5A.
Chicago artist John Kearney shapes confiscated weapons into sculptures. The works contrast a female hand with gun violence and were to be presented to three suburbs that ban handguns.
Cedar Rapids Community Schools face staff cuts as ratification vote on a tentative contract looms. The deal promises a 3.47 percent base pay rise, a 4.19 percent wage benefit boost, and an average $1 075 raise per teacher.
Central City native Nyle Henderson, a Hotchkiss rancher and cowboy poet, will appear on Johnny Carson Tonight. He and three other Colorado poets gain national attention via Newsweek and People for a Nevada entertainment convention article. His family expects a televised performance and feature coverage.
The First National Bank of Woodbine was declared insolvent and closed, the second Iowa bank failure in under two weeks amid farm‑economy strain. The FDIC will arrange a sale or collection of about $18 million in troubled loans as 6,400 depositors shift to the new Iowa Savings Bank, a Woodbine subsidiary.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company and published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Subscriptions by carrier $2.25 per week and by mail Morning Editions and Sunday seven issues 10.40 for 4 weeks 110.00 for 52 weeks. Other States and US Territories 140.00 for 52 weeks. No mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. Postmaster address changes to The Gazette Company P.O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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